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some are between louisiana northwest florida. instead of a literacy has been declared in the we see an alabama and mississippi. the head body boarding up shops in some areas are not explicit mother power outages. mandatory evacuation score order for parts of alabama and louisiana. 53,000 residents of st. charles parish midland's were told to leave the head of the storms and state leaders of our urging residents to take extra precautions. >>> out recommends people let's hope for the bus. that is the time to make sure that you have an evacuation plan. >>> isaacs and haiti killing at least six people. if it helps tomorrow as you mentioned the shot that comes on the eve of the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. this hurricane is picking up speed and growing and the tide makes for an all it could be a category two appeared with winds of at least 96 m.p.h.. >>> and up his eyes it will be less of a threat to tampa bay than previously believed. convention goers aren't about to lead that where the river and a good time. >>> thousan
some are between louisiana northwest florida. instead of a literacy has been declared in the we see an alabama and mississippi. the head body boarding up shops in some areas are not explicit mother power outages. mandatory evacuation score order for parts of alabama and louisiana. 53,000 residents of st. charles parish midland's were told to leave the head of the storms and state leaders of our urging residents to take extra precautions. >>> out recommends people let's hope for the...
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claimed four lives, three in louisiana and one in mississippi. and trending on twitter, the clinton eastwood imaginary conversation with the commander in chief. >> a $52 million lottery ticket sold in the east bay, the photographs that may help find the lucky winner. >> we have glume it in,,,,,,,,,, >> you are looking live now at president obama, making a speech at fort bliss, an army post that stands in texas and new mexico, he is talking about the war in iraq, and the war in afghanistan and not just about ending the war on terror, but ending it while keeping things safe here in the united states. that president live at fort bliss. >> the surprise speaker at the republican national convention is having big impact on social media. >> i will started, you finish it, go ahead ... >> as we said before, clint eastwood, he helped introduce mitt romney last night. his conversation with the president in an empty chair is now trending on facebook and people are putting their versions of the imaginary conversation. someone even created a legos version and
claimed four lives, three in louisiana and one in mississippi. and trending on twitter, the clinton eastwood imaginary conversation with the commander in chief. >> a $52 million lottery ticket sold in the east bay, the photographs that may help find the lucky winner. >> we have glume it in,,,,,,,,,, >> you are looking live now at president obama, making a speech at fort bliss, an army post that stands in texas and new mexico, he is talking about the war in iraq, and the war in...
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isaac could hit somewhere between the louisiana and north west florida. a state of emergency has declared in louisiana and alabama and mississippi. some homeowners are experiencing minor power outages. mandatory evacuation support order for parts of louisiana and alabama >>> i would recommend that we hope and pray for the best as we prepare for the worst. have an evacuation plan and know where to go. >>> it went on to lash cuba and florida keys. when glass and ellen's 15 red cross volunteers to the bay. >>> got a sore eyes it is giving to them but if they're a good direction. >>> the devil is going to come down in a vividly with them. the storm have sidestepped the city. the leak has been truncated from reduced to four. the >>> of criminals in of advance and advance the crews have canceled. >>> staff in the a lot of schedule changes. it was like a domino effect. >>> yes. there have been a lot of the schedule changes and that could be more. depending on how rough the storm is our folks the gop may decide that a lot for a good chunk of the events here. simp
isaac could hit somewhere between the louisiana and north west florida. a state of emergency has declared in louisiana and alabama and mississippi. some homeowners are experiencing minor power outages. mandatory evacuation support order for parts of louisiana and alabama >>> i would recommend that we hope and pray for the best as we prepare for the worst. have an evacuation plan and know where to go. >>> it went on to lash cuba and florida keys. when glass and ellen's 15 red...
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as you said, president obama has declared a state of emergency in louisiana. the storm is now bearing down on the u.s. gulfcoast. this is the satellite image of isaac, now over the gulf of mexico. by the time it makes landfall, it is expected to be at hurricane strength. already, isaac has pounded the florida keys, causing power cuts. they are now bracing for a possible impact of unlikely storm surge. four gulf coast states have declared a state of emergency, and many have been told to leave their homes. >> this storm like every other storm is non-partisan. they are working hard to protect our families and our property. >> the coming storm has forced the evacuation of some refineries. this accounts for one-quarter of the production. in tampa, it has also left its mark at the republican convention. they are feeling the storm system here. bear in mind, we are only in the outer reaches of isaac, some 400 kilometers from the center of the storm. it is eventually going to take place there in the waterfront downtown area of tampa. openingonvention's gavel sounded th
as you said, president obama has declared a state of emergency in louisiana. the storm is now bearing down on the u.s. gulfcoast. this is the satellite image of isaac, now over the gulf of mexico. by the time it makes landfall, it is expected to be at hurricane strength. already, isaac has pounded the florida keys, causing power cuts. they are now bracing for a possible impact of unlikely storm surge. four gulf coast states have declared a state of emergency, and many have been told to leave...
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local time for parts of louisiana, mississippi and alabama. we have several tornado warnings being reported in and around alabama and mississippi even in the florida panhandle. we are seeing rotation. we will keep you up to date on that. here is the lathes tropical storm isaac 45 miles per hour moving northwest at 8 miles per hour. eventually we will have a good news story all of the rainfall will make it into drought stricken areas. for now additional 6-12-18 inches on saturated ground. this is a story we will continue to follow through out the day and into the weekend. >> category 1. thank goodness it wasn't 3 or 4. >> oo top five stories making news at this hour he was thrown in jail after he helped the u.s. track down in london. the appeals is schedule to do resume. he was convicted of having ties to militants. ram paul is among those for treating him like a hero. >> a tragic story out of connecticut last night. a man who was trying to help a homeowner fix his propaning leak died when the house exploded. the man's young son and homeowner w
local time for parts of louisiana, mississippi and alabama. we have several tornado warnings being reported in and around alabama and mississippi even in the florida panhandle. we are seeing rotation. we will keep you up to date on that. here is the lathes tropical storm isaac 45 miles per hour moving northwest at 8 miles per hour. eventually we will have a good news story all of the rainfall will make it into drought stricken areas. for now additional 6-12-18 inches on saturated ground. this...
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and sadly, it does appear as it's going to be louisiana or mississippi, seven years to the date almost to the time when katrina came ashore and in this red, hurricane warnings and in the blue, tropical storm warnings and clearly, the models are converging on this scenario for new orleans and winds of 70 miles per hour. the pressure dropped quite a bit today and look as those when it makes the landfall and it will strengthen until the point that it comes ashore, it could be a category 2 with winds of 100 miles an hour. the big concern is not so much where it comes ashore but the storm surge, which could be six to 12 feet in some areas and hope the folks not protected by the levee will be getting out of the way and then can you see where our continued track takes it up through some very drought- stricken areas and that is a one-side benefit. overnight, some clouds and an early-morning shower for us. 73 degrees and after the early morning showers and a rumble of thunder go by, it's a drier afternoon with a temperature of 88 degrees and this is the five- day forecast into labor day weekend
and sadly, it does appear as it's going to be louisiana or mississippi, seven years to the date almost to the time when katrina came ashore and in this red, hurricane warnings and in the blue, tropical storm warnings and clearly, the models are converging on this scenario for new orleans and winds of 70 miles per hour. the pressure dropped quite a bit today and look as those when it makes the landfall and it will strengthen until the point that it comes ashore, it could be a category 2 with...
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the governor of louisiana ordered the evacuation of 53,000 people from the south eastern part of louisiana. isaac is expected to reach category two hurricane strength when it makes landfall late tomorrow or early wednesday. wednesday ironically is the event an verse reof hurricane katrina. there have been reports because of the wet roads. poo they are repairing to help the nearby states. >>> tropical storm isaac is forcing republicans to rewrite the script on their convention in tampa. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the last minute schedule changes and what the california delegation is doing this morning. >> reporter: most official events are canceled for today. there will be a ten minute opening session this afternoon in a nearly empty convention hall. mitt romney still sounds optimistic about how it will all turn out. as romney worked on his convention speech in new hampshire, sunday schedulers scrambled to rearrange the schedule. they will be attending a breakfast this morning with new jersey governor chris christy. party headliners are emphasizing gop unity. >> w
the governor of louisiana ordered the evacuation of 53,000 people from the south eastern part of louisiana. isaac is expected to reach category two hurricane strength when it makes landfall late tomorrow or early wednesday. wednesday ironically is the event an verse reof hurricane katrina. there have been reports because of the wet roads. poo they are repairing to help the nearby states. >>> tropical storm isaac is forcing republicans to rewrite the script on their convention in tampa....
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the louisiana delegation's empty chairs a symbolic reminder. their state's republican star and governor will be a tampa no show. >> certainly party conventions are interesting but there is no time for politics here in louisiana along our coast. >> reporter: one staple of political conventions did remain today. wild rumors and political gossip, raising eyebrows this morning, a "new york post" report claiming that tomorrow's keynote speaker, new jersey governor chris christie, is quietly whispering to insiders romney's going to lose, something he denied in an interview for "morning joe." >> yeah, well it's just completely shoddy reporting, i mean, much of what was said in that story just wasn't true, so, and they never talked to me. >> reporter: flying in the face of the christie rumor a slew of new polls out today confirming a close race, romney up a point in a new national survey while down four in battleground florida. the tightness only underscores the importance of this convention for romney, as he debates how to reintroduce himself to the a
the louisiana delegation's empty chairs a symbolic reminder. their state's republican star and governor will be a tampa no show. >> certainly party conventions are interesting but there is no time for politics here in louisiana along our coast. >> reporter: one staple of political conventions did remain today. wild rumors and political gossip, raising eyebrows this morning, a "new york post" report claiming that tomorrow's keynote speaker, new jersey governor chris...
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the governors of alabama and louisiana are staying home. and florida governor rick scott canceled his convention's speaking appearance to stay on top of his official duties as the storm threatens his state. in fact, governor scott is asking floridians to help all of the out of towners cope. >> we make sure that the delegates are coming, they have information about how they should act around here with regard, because some of them have never been around a hurricane. floridians, we deal with these things. >> like the hotel general manager, clyde smith. >> this is a closet we try not to use too often. >> he's weathered his fair share of hurricanes and he has his guests covered with a closet full of flashlights, megaphones and lanterns just in case. >> what are the chances you're going to be using any of this this week? >> we'll probably going to the flashlights a little bit and maybe the rain suits. we're doing a little sand bagging to protect some of the scand sculptures out back, but i don't think we'll have to do major sand bagging to protec
the governors of alabama and louisiana are staying home. and florida governor rick scott canceled his convention's speaking appearance to stay on top of his official duties as the storm threatens his state. in fact, governor scott is asking floridians to help all of the out of towners cope. >> we make sure that the delegates are coming, they have information about how they should act around here with regard, because some of them have never been around a hurricane. floridians, we deal with...
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more than 50,000 people in southeast, louisiana have been told to evacuate before that storm hits. isaac is expected to reach category two hurricane strength when it makes landfall late tuesday or early wednesday. >> i would recommend to our people let's hope and pray for the best even as we prepare for the worst. obviously now is the time to make sure you've got an evacuation plan, you know where you would go. >> wednesday is the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. state of emergency has been delaired in lose -- declared in lose, mississippi, and mid. people in florida are happy to see isaac move on. that storm hit the florida keys and the west coast of the state yesterday. the republican national convention was supposed to begin today in tampa, florida but it has been postponed a day because of tropical storm isaac. republicans have come up with a new schedule for the convention. cramming four days worth of events into three beginning tomorrow. california has the largest delegation at the convention. the delegates cay -- the delegates say the weather is not dampening their
more than 50,000 people in southeast, louisiana have been told to evacuate before that storm hits. isaac is expected to reach category two hurricane strength when it makes landfall late tuesday or early wednesday. >> i would recommend to our people let's hope and pray for the best even as we prepare for the worst. obviously now is the time to make sure you've got an evacuation plan, you know where you would go. >> wednesday is the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. state of...
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you have to understand about the southern part of louisiana, there is not there. there are islands and places where people have built, but the rest of it is a bayou. okay. and so when it gets over grand isle north of there, it is still not going to be losing speed, because the water is warm, and there is water there and the humidity is impressive in the bayou. so that is the long and short of what is going to happen to new orleans. i want to get to this comparison, because really the, other than the date, there is no real comparison to katrina and t the maps have shown it and everybody is talking about it, but let me tell you, this is not katrina. there are few and far between katrinas, thank goodness, but this storm is well off to the east of where katrina was, and by this point, katrina was a category 3 and approaching category 4 and this storm is going to be here and well offhere and why does that matter? that is where it was a category 5, because that is where and this is a very old map, but importa important. this is where we are going, and here is where katr
you have to understand about the southern part of louisiana, there is not there. there are islands and places where people have built, but the rest of it is a bayou. okay. and so when it gets over grand isle north of there, it is still not going to be losing speed, because the water is warm, and there is water there and the humidity is impressive in the bayou. so that is the long and short of what is going to happen to new orleans. i want to get to this comparison, because really the, other...
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communities from florida to louisiana prepare for the impact. reporter karen brown in key largo florida >>> right now buys it intensifies as it heads towards the gulf mandatory evacuation orders in place in low-lying areas of florida and alabama and louisiana. they are starting to clean up locals call the storm category none. fierce winds whipped through the keeps knocking down trees, while isaacs' rains caused flooding in south florida by sunday afternoon the dolphins are back out swimming and carol anderson takes down her storm shutters >>> not as bad as i thought >>> and you dodged a bullet >>> yes i did >>> officials say 23,000 visitors last ahead of the storm but they expect to beat up and running for labor day weekend >>> eyes against northwest and forecasters say it could strengthen to category 2 hurricane and make landfall among the northern gulf course louisiana governor declared state of emergency low-lying areas our evacuating his new orleans on high alert. >>> we have learned to be prepared for the unexpected and caution the better p
communities from florida to louisiana prepare for the impact. reporter karen brown in key largo florida >>> right now buys it intensifies as it heads towards the gulf mandatory evacuation orders in place in low-lying areas of florida and alabama and louisiana. they are starting to clean up locals call the storm category none. fierce winds whipped through the keeps knocking down trees, while isaacs' rains caused flooding in south florida by sunday afternoon the dolphins are back out...
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louisiana governor bobby jindal issued a new warning this afternoon, in baton rouge. >> we ask people to use their common sense, exercise caution. if you are somewhere in an impacted parrish where you are safe we recommend you stay there. if you do not need to do not travel on these roads especially on these highly, these gusts, these strong winds as well as the chance for localized flooding. >> suarez: the storm pushed massive amounts of water into lowlands of the central gulf coast with surges up to 15 feet across the louisiana and mississippi coastlines. the full force began arriving last night, but was felt most today-- the seventh anniversary the storm has been relentless, the wind and rain have not slowed up since this whole thing started. >> suarez: but in st. tammany parish, across lake ponchartrain from new orleans, officials said it appeared the worst had come and gone. >> we're hopeful that the northwest winds are going to continue to help us. we're seeing signs along the gulf coast where the water levels are receding which is a good thing cause that's where our water ends
louisiana governor bobby jindal issued a new warning this afternoon, in baton rouge. >> we ask people to use their common sense, exercise caution. if you are somewhere in an impacted parrish where you are safe we recommend you stay there. if you do not need to do not travel on these roads especially on these highly, these gusts, these strong winds as well as the chance for localized flooding. >> suarez: the storm pushed massive amounts of water into lowlands of the central gulf...
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in two days it may not be out of louisiana yet. it will take a couple of days to get inland to the next group of states. as it weakens, the moisture will still travel northward into places like arkansas, missouri, tennessee, all kinds of areas near and around there, well into the midwest. we could see rain out of this. in the next couple of days, here, we could see in the immediate area of where it comes ashore and in the immediate area of any part of the cyclone's large size, rainfall totals up near 20" in some spots. not everyone will get that. >>shepard: doctor, you know that continental shelf right off louisiana with the shallow water, sometimes the storm hits that and speeds up. is that a possibility? >>guest: no, the forward speed of the storm is dictated by the atmospheric steering currents and they are not pushing it along really fast to the ramification of the shallow water in this area of the gulf t the storm is able to push more water on shore. it makes the storm surge worse if the water depth was deep quick, it would in
in two days it may not be out of louisiana yet. it will take a couple of days to get inland to the next group of states. as it weakens, the moisture will still travel northward into places like arkansas, missouri, tennessee, all kinds of areas near and around there, well into the midwest. we could see rain out of this. in the next couple of days, here, we could see in the immediate area of where it comes ashore and in the immediate area of any part of the cyclone's large size, rainfall totals...
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. >>> tropical storm isaac is continng to move north across louisiana. evacuations are still underway. water is pouring into the already swollen river and officials believe it could cause low lying areas to flood. this 8-year-old and the grandmother were among the hundreds rescued. >> it was really board because it was really deep. >> isaac is expected to dump rain across the middle part of the the country before finally break up over the weekend. >>> rescuers are also working to help animals. you can see the cows are fighting through the muck. animal shelters in louisiana and mississippi are sending animals to texas to make room for ones being evacuated. >>> most of the images coming from tropical storm isaac are frightening but this one is cute. a father stayed behind when they evacuated. when they went into the home, this is what he found. she left hurricane rules for the stuffed animals, to scoot next to the buddies, no parties and have fun. >> i like the no party and take a buddy. >> take a look at what we're now seeing with isaac. this is no longer
. >>> tropical storm isaac is continng to move north across louisiana. evacuations are still underway. water is pouring into the already swollen river and officials believe it could cause low lying areas to flood. this 8-year-old and the grandmother were among the hundreds rescued. >> it was really board because it was really deep. >> isaac is expected to dump rain across the middle part of the the country before finally break up over the weekend. >>> rescuers are...
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there are some mandatory evacuations louisiana also mississippi. the airport in new orleans is also now closed. brandy hicks, abc news. >>> we are going to meteorologist mike nicco tracking the storm and when it might become a hurricane. >> reporter: over the next 12 hours as it still continues to be disorganized a little more convection northeast side this continues to wrap around it will increase and tighten the wall lower pressure which will increase wind speed heaviest of the rain has fallen offshore that's been good news the flooding i'm worried about right now tropical storm isaac winds 70 miles per hour, moving northwest at 12, i think it is on top of new orleans by midnight. look at this 10 to 18 inches of rain in southern mississippi that going to be more of a problem than the storm surge. >>> right now the next archbishop of san francisco is apologizing after being arrested forever drunk driving over the weekend. bishop cordileone was in san diego at the time and was driving with his mother. terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco to tel
there are some mandatory evacuations louisiana also mississippi. the airport in new orleans is also now closed. brandy hicks, abc news. >>> we are going to meteorologist mike nicco tracking the storm and when it might become a hurricane. >> reporter: over the next 12 hours as it still continues to be disorganized a little more convection northeast side this continues to wrap around it will increase and tighten the wall lower pressure which will increase wind speed heaviest of the...
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governor romney in louisiana with victims of the flood. plus, hashtag, eastwooding. have you sent out your picture yet? reaction to what ann romney even calls a, quote, unique speech by clint eastwood. which celebrity called it a terrific speech? we'll have that answer. male an now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. welcome to the sleep number store's biggest sale of the year. not just ordinary beds on sale, but the bed that can change your life on sale. the sleep number bed. never tried this before. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the hips. take it up one notch. oh gosh, yes. when you're playing a
governor romney in louisiana with victims of the flood. plus, hashtag, eastwooding. have you sent out your picture yet? reaction to what ann romney even calls a, quote, unique speech by clint eastwood. which celebrity called it a terrific speech? we'll have that answer. male an now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new...
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we have hurricane watches -- tropical storm warnings from morgan city, louisiana, all the way down bo southern florida. heres the path of the storm. it starts to strengthen later on late tonight, early tomorrow to a category one storm, stays a category one storm. slows up. there are no steering currents as wegs close to shore. that's going to be the big problem. as this thing comes on land, even though it's a category one. we're talking about potentially 24 hours of hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. storm surge going to be a big, big problem. six to 12 feet above normal as under the circumstances into new orleans, panama city about four to seven feet. the rainfall is going to be an issue as we. anywhere from seven to 15 inches of rain over a 24-hour period once that starts falling. again, the path of the storm going to be very critical. if it does make landfall a little to the west of new orleans, that puts new orleans in the northeast quadrant and that's the worst place for the storm. matt. >> i'll take it, al. thank you so much. nbc's lester holt is in new orleans this morning w
we have hurricane watches -- tropical storm warnings from morgan city, louisiana, all the way down bo southern florida. heres the path of the storm. it starts to strengthen later on late tonight, early tomorrow to a category one storm, stays a category one storm. slows up. there are no steering currents as wegs close to shore. that's going to be the big problem. as this thing comes on land, even though it's a category one. we're talking about potentially 24 hours of hurricane-force winds and...
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in this part of louisiana, a lot of folks keep axes in their attics. exactly seven years after katrina, fred leslie is another reminder why. fred didn't have an axe and had to be cut off, plucked off his roof in plaquemines parish today. a harrowing experience for the 71-year-old and his beloved dogs. it would have been a lot easier for fred to just leave when the evacuation order came down earlier in the week. but for storm hardened lifers down here and older folks fond of home, it's hard to get too motivated about a category 1 like isaac. even when the president of the nation -- >> now is not the time to tempt fate. >> reporter: and the parish is urging you to go. >> we need you to go quickly. >> reporter: and there are 14 billion reasons to ride it out. that's how much tax money was spent shoring up the levees that so fay lousily failed, leaving the rooftop rescue a sad hallmark of this proud city. here's a little example of what they got for $14 billion. bran new mighty fortresses against the surging storm waters. and you can see, these federal lev
in this part of louisiana, a lot of folks keep axes in their attics. exactly seven years after katrina, fred leslie is another reminder why. fred didn't have an axe and had to be cut off, plucked off his roof in plaquemines parish today. a harrowing experience for the 71-year-old and his beloved dogs. it would have been a lot easier for fred to just leave when the evacuation order came down earlier in the week. but for storm hardened lifers down here and older folks fond of home, it's hard to...
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authorities in florida and louisiana have declared emergency and the governor of louisiana has urged evacuation had of coastal areas as isaac barrels toward the u.s. the view from a miami hotel room shows isaac playing rough. >> it was kind of scary. >> some southwest florida the brits have been slammed by high winds. >> the wind that i heard when this happened, i have not heard it since andrew. it was like a train. >> a tropical storm left two people dead in haiti, battering thousands of people living in tents. knocking out power to most of the country. >> be very cautious. >> in south florida, three people have been killed on what roads and schools are closed. the governor has issued a state of emergency. >> pack your medicine, philip your car, be careful of there is standing water. >> and then there is tampa. >> we could not really be assured of total safety for the buses traveling over long bridges. >> republican national convention organizers have cancelled the program calls for state. delegates will briefly convene on monday in recess until tuesday. >> if the air -- is full and
authorities in florida and louisiana have declared emergency and the governor of louisiana has urged evacuation had of coastal areas as isaac barrels toward the u.s. the view from a miami hotel room shows isaac playing rough. >> it was kind of scary. >> some southwest florida the brits have been slammed by high winds. >> the wind that i heard when this happened, i have not heard it since andrew. it was like a train. >> a tropical storm left two people dead in haiti,...
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the coast guard released new video from louisiana. rescuers pluck add wife and husband and two dogs from their flooded homes and more rescues continue on today. residents admit they didn't think the waters would raise so fast and so high. >> we thought it would be okay. a two-story house, and it picked up up, and two hours later, the water started gushing in and filled up about ten feet. we sat upstairs near a window looking for rescue. for about -- four, five hours. >> what's amazing about this, the radar images we see and the storm surge we have seen so far all around the gulf coast area are the rain totals. now, in slidell, louisiana, the rain totals there have reached over nine inches in this short period of time. in gulfport, mississippi, the rain totals are over ten inches, and in mccomb, mississippi, they're almost up to 11 inches. you can imagine in this short period of time the fact that this came in and caught people so off guard. these major rescues continue today with the national guard out in force trying to save people a
the coast guard released new video from louisiana. rescuers pluck add wife and husband and two dogs from their flooded homes and more rescues continue on today. residents admit they didn't think the waters would raise so fast and so high. >> we thought it would be okay. a two-story house, and it picked up up, and two hours later, the water started gushing in and filled up about ten feet. we sat upstairs near a window looking for rescue. for about -- four, five hours. >> what's...
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the national region is sending one dozen volunteers to louisiana. we caught up with them as they got their marching orders from headquarters in fairfax. >> we will be taking our emergency response vehicles that will go down and be stationed in baton rouge. once it's safe, they'll go into the impacted area delivering hot meals, water, snacks, and information to those affected by the disaster. >> those volunteers will be part of the first wave of response. the red cross will send more folks as emergency teams on the ground get a better handle on how much damage isaac has done. >>> violence and chaos at a maryland high school. tonight, one student is fighting for his life. another is in custody. it happened this morning in perry hall, a normally placid suburb north of baltimore. our own matt jablow is live from perry hall with the latest. what happened up there today, matt? >> reporter: derek, it was the first day of classes unlike any other in the 49-year history of perry hall high school, whose students tonight still cannot believe what happened. >>
the national region is sending one dozen volunteers to louisiana. we caught up with them as they got their marching orders from headquarters in fairfax. >> we will be taking our emergency response vehicles that will go down and be stationed in baton rouge. once it's safe, they'll go into the impacted area delivering hot meals, water, snacks, and information to those affected by the disaster. >> those volunteers will be part of the first wave of response. the red cross will send more...
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anybody from mobile bay to really to the louisiana/texas border needs to be wary of this. but forecasts are getting better agreement pointed towards new orleans. as far as the strength goes, that is certainly an uncertainty. let's talk about new orleans and the prep. since the ugly time seven years ago when they had to plug holes in levees that were bursting frantically, the army corps of engineers has done amazing job. spent billions of dollars in structures like this, this is the 17th street canal which was an open canal back with hurricane katrina came through and water shot down through here, underwashed the levee and busted a hole through it. now they have the gates that weigh like 20 tons each. they drop down when they have to. that big pipe pumps out water from the city into the lake when it has to. so they are fairly confident, soledad, that unless this things gets to be a category 3 or higher, the new system can hold off. for that reason no mandatory evacuations ordered for new orleans yet. but outside of the levee system there have been some in the lower lying co
anybody from mobile bay to really to the louisiana/texas border needs to be wary of this. but forecasts are getting better agreement pointed towards new orleans. as far as the strength goes, that is certainly an uncertainty. let's talk about new orleans and the prep. since the ugly time seven years ago when they had to plug holes in levees that were bursting frantically, the army corps of engineers has done amazing job. spent billions of dollars in structures like this, this is the 17th street...
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tonight hurricane warnings are up from the florida panhandle to louisiana. isaac could churn ashore near new orleans as a category 2 storm overnight tuesday or early wednesday morning. wednesday would be exactly seven years to the day since katrina made landfall. the approaching storm is already forced big changes to the schedule of the republican national convention in tampa. oil rigs in the gulf are being evacuated, and folks living along the coast are being advised to pay close attention and be ready to heed he official instructions. we have a team of correspondents stationed along isaac's path and we begin with al roker in key west. al, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. three people died on florida highways do isaac-related deaths. over 700 flights canceled at miami international airport. schools are closed throughout the miami area for tomorrow. all this in preparation for isaac, now just about on top of us really, the eye very disorganized. once it passes here, it has a clear shot on the its way in the gulf heading towards new orleans. tropical
tonight hurricane warnings are up from the florida panhandle to louisiana. isaac could churn ashore near new orleans as a category 2 storm overnight tuesday or early wednesday morning. wednesday would be exactly seven years to the day since katrina made landfall. the approaching storm is already forced big changes to the schedule of the republican national convention in tampa. oil rigs in the gulf are being evacuated, and folks living along the coast are being advised to pay close attention and...
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hurricane isaac pounding the louisiana coast right now. it's a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 miles an hour. the fierce winds have already knocked out power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses. a tornado reportedly touched down near mobile alabama knocking down trees and power lines and a tornado watch has been issued from louisiana to the florida panhandle. forecasters say the slow-moving storm could dump as much as 20 inches of rain in some areas. david bernard, meteorologist for our miami station, wfor, has the latest. >> isaac continues to move across south louisiana. very intense rain, storm surge and high winds causing lots of power outages across the new orleans area. the radar overnight indicates that the rain is continuing not only in southeast louisiana, but also in mississippi and alabama. and the winds are going to blow a lot for the next 48 hours. in fact, the hurricane-force winds are going to be spreading across all of the new orleans area over the next few hours even into southern portions of mississi
hurricane isaac pounding the louisiana coast right now. it's a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 miles an hour. the fierce winds have already knocked out power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses. a tornado reportedly touched down near mobile alabama knocking down trees and power lines and a tornado watch has been issued from louisiana to the florida panhandle. forecasters say the slow-moving storm could dump as much as 20 inches of rain in some areas. david bernard,...
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it shows how much flooding it could generate through central louisiana. here's the future projection of the system. we think it will make a consider of through arkansas, the great lakes. this is the beginning of our labor day weekend. it brings it into maryland, pennsylvania, new england as we go into labor and leftever remnants. seven and a half inches of rain. unbelievable, hammond, louisiana. i'm sure the whole campus is under water right now. take a look at orange beach. this is gulf source, alabama. it continues to lash the gulf beaches. we had storm surges, some spots higher. the shape of the coastline is a big deal we you talk about land falling systems, that muddy coast along louisiana. baltimore 85. no flooding here. dry sunny conditions. sunset getting earlier by the day. sunset 7:41, dry comfortable weather, mid-80s. winds from the north and west absolutely spectacular bringing in dry comfortable air. the nearest humid city would be norfolk, virginia. as we look plat model projections, all the rain with isaac will be there tomorrow. 24 hours of
it shows how much flooding it could generate through central louisiana. here's the future projection of the system. we think it will make a consider of through arkansas, the great lakes. this is the beginning of our labor day weekend. it brings it into maryland, pennsylvania, new england as we go into labor and leftever remnants. seven and a half inches of rain. unbelievable, hammond, louisiana. i'm sure the whole campus is under water right now. take a look at orange beach. this is gulf...
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currently florida, mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are all under states of emergency. lawmakers in tampa have postponed the first full day of the republic national convention. that will start now on tuesday. >> for more on isaac's current path, let's go to gwen talbart in the weather center. what is the latest? >> we just got the latest updates from the hurricane center and not a lot of significant change from the last update at 8:00 tonight. it continues to churn across the florida keys. it's going into the warm waters of the gulf and upper air pattern continues to be pretty much the same. increase in speed the next 12 hours and it could make landfall anywhere from the texas and louisiana border, east to the alabama florida border. that's uncertain now. it's a well established upper level system. we haven't got a lot of change. we do have storm surge to be concerned with. now it's maximum sustained winds at 65 miles per hour. but tropical storm force winds extending out 205 miles. if you look at this track, you can see by monday evening, cat 1 hurricane. it's going to
currently florida, mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are all under states of emergency. lawmakers in tampa have postponed the first full day of the republic national convention. that will start now on tuesday. >> for more on isaac's current path, let's go to gwen talbart in the weather center. what is the latest? >> we just got the latest updates from the hurricane center and not a lot of significant change from the last update at 8:00 tonight. it continues to churn across the...
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isaac is barreling toward the gulf coast and right now, mississippi, louisiana, alabama, and florida are all under a state of emergency. thousands are being asked to leave their homes. this is already brought driving rain to florida. take a look at this. key west, getting pounded by both rain and wind. the storm has also crashed the republican national convention in tampa. today's schedule canceled. tomorrow's is in jeopardy. >>> this call had to be made two days ago. some heavy rain and wind are still on the way. >> you've got to make the call and we'd always err on the side of safety. >> bill karins is tracking the storm for us. where is it going to hit and when? >> chris, we have an important update coming during this hour towards the end of the hour, but i think we have changes that are already happening. want to show you a fascinating image, these are one-minute, every minute they took a picture of the satellite of the storm. you can bubbling tops as the storm is trying to develop. that's the center of the storm of isaac off the florida coast. the past path, the one updated 5:00
isaac is barreling toward the gulf coast and right now, mississippi, louisiana, alabama, and florida are all under a state of emergency. thousands are being asked to leave their homes. this is already brought driving rain to florida. take a look at this. key west, getting pounded by both rain and wind. the storm has also crashed the republican national convention in tampa. today's schedule canceled. tomorrow's is in jeopardy. >>> this call had to be made two days ago. some heavy rain...
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louisiana has suspended evacuation roots. and in st. charles parish, 53,000 residents have been encouraged to leave. oil companies have evacuated many rigs. louisiana, mississippi, and alabama all declared states of emergency, and tourist and residents are getting ready to go. they have been hurricane free since 2008 but it appears that isaac is about to change that. it looks like it could be a major weather event and a major test for this region. charlie? >> thank you, tampa is more than the sight of the republican convention, they have voted for the winner in nearly every presidential race in the last 30. some of the voters spoke out on a race that was conducted by frank luntz. >> we'll start with a word or phrase about mitt romney. >> leader, qualified, bland. >> how does he earn your trust? >> tax records. >> tax records. >> i need to see that he did not outsource all of these positions. >> how about barack obama. >> disappointed, polarizing, narcissistic. >> does he deserve the right to continue with a second term? >> yes -- >> no
louisiana has suspended evacuation roots. and in st. charles parish, 53,000 residents have been encouraged to leave. oil companies have evacuated many rigs. louisiana, mississippi, and alabama all declared states of emergency, and tourist and residents are getting ready to go. they have been hurricane free since 2008 but it appears that isaac is about to change that. it looks like it could be a major weather event and a major test for this region. charlie? >> thank you, tampa is more than...
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more than 4100 shelters are serving louisiana residents. offices are closed tomorrow and all flights out of new orleans airport are canceled. back to you. >> thank you. now we will get to casey in new orleans as soon as we get his shot back up. straight ahead, a huge night at the republican national convention. congressman paul ryan accepting the vice presidential nomination. what does the tea party think of the gop ticket? michelle back man is here next and rot portman made the short list. he didn't get that job, but he got to speak at the convention. >> we are a full generation apart, governor romney and i, and in someways we are different: there are the sons on his i-pod which i have heard on the campaign bus and many hotel elevators. [applause] he actually urged me to play some of the songs at the campaign rally. i said, hope, it is not a deal breaker, mitt, but my play list starts with acdc and ends with swrep lynn. zeplin. eight seven eight, four biz. >>> the supreme court upheld obama care. the first words out of my mouth were i stil
more than 4100 shelters are serving louisiana residents. offices are closed tomorrow and all flights out of new orleans airport are canceled. back to you. >> thank you. now we will get to casey in new orleans as soon as we get his shot back up. straight ahead, a huge night at the republican national convention. congressman paul ryan accepting the vice presidential nomination. what does the tea party think of the gop ticket? michelle back man is here next and rot portman made the short...
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this makes it out to a tropical storm that heads into louisiana. this will be hitting drug- stricken areas like missouri and arkansas and then possibly into the mid-atlantic by the weekend. that is something we have to keep in mind, especially with the grand prix. a lot of people may be heading to the beach or with outdoor barbecues. saturday, sunday, monday, and beyond where possibly we see thunderstorms. isaac states to our south, we get nothing, if to the west, we could be getting rain. >> time for our "medical alert." there's a lot of buzz over the fda's approval of an hiv tell. it is a combination of four existing hiv medications. patients who took the pill once a day had an detectable amounts of hiv in their blood, about the same as other hiv treatments on the market. but this bill is to be taken less often. it runs about $20,000 a year, too much for public health programs to afford. a painful condition is showing up in overweight children. we are talking about gallstones. experts at kaiser permanente examined medical records of half a millio
this makes it out to a tropical storm that heads into louisiana. this will be hitting drug- stricken areas like missouri and arkansas and then possibly into the mid-atlantic by the weekend. that is something we have to keep in mind, especially with the grand prix. a lot of people may be heading to the beach or with outdoor barbecues. saturday, sunday, monday, and beyond where possibly we see thunderstorms. isaac states to our south, we get nothing, if to the west, we could be getting rain....
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el gobernador de louisiana, diajo que le parece poca la ayuda ofrecida lp presidente obama, y dijo que el gobierno federal deberÍa asumir todos los gastos de isaac. la producciÓn petrolera se paralizÓ, y aumentarÁ pÍsimas posibilidades que el gobierno libere reservar para evitar que el barril aumente, y le ponga presiÓn a la frÁgil economÍa nacional, desde new orleans, jorge viera. >>> el alcalde de new orleans, se refiriÓ como la trinchera en la lucha contra isaac, no todos quisieron abandonar la ciudad, por experiencias pasadas, la familia lÓpez se quedo, platicamos, y esto dijeron. >>> estoy viendo. creo. >>> muchas gracias enrique acevedo, directamente desde new orleans, y desde embates de la naturaleza, vamos a la polÍtica en ptampa, se escucharneo voces de hispanos, brian sandoval, y cruz, y la primera dama de puerto rico, vela que presentaÁa a mitt romney esposa del ahora oficial mitt romney, lourdes en el piso, dice quÉ pasÓ hoy. >>> para mitt romney fue un largo y difÍcil camino llegar hasta esta convenciÓn republicana que hoy cumple con la misiÓn mÁs importa
el gobernador de louisiana, diajo que le parece poca la ayuda ofrecida lp presidente obama, y dijo que el gobierno federal deberÍa asumir todos los gastos de isaac. la producciÓn petrolera se paralizÓ, y aumentarÁ pÍsimas posibilidades que el gobierno libere reservar para evitar que el barril aumente, y le ponga presiÓn a la frÁgil economÍa nacional, desde new orleans, jorge viera. >>> el alcalde de new orleans, se refiriÓ como la trinchera en la lucha contra isaac, no todos...
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you're looking at gulfport, louisiana where you can barely see the streets there. it looks like a stop sign and it's just covered with water, and a telephone pole there with water and waves coming down the street. now, in just the past two hours the governor said there is more to come. >> we've said all along we'd get the people the information and they make the decision whether to evacuate. we've got search and rescue to make sure we're protecting lives. >> elizabeth, still pretty nasty out there, looks like. >>reporter: it's still pretty nasty. we were getting 60 to 80 miles per hour gusts, and you can see we're still getting from 20 to 25-mile-per-hour wind gusts, but the rain hasn't seemed to cease. folks say we still have the second half of the storm. take a look. the storm stays strong as it makes landfall, not once, but twice in the past 24 hours. wind gusts and sheets of rain flooding roads throughout alabama, mississippi, and louisiana. forecasters say the worst is far from over. >> if you are in places, for example, eastern louisiana, lake pontchartrain o
you're looking at gulfport, louisiana where you can barely see the streets there. it looks like a stop sign and it's just covered with water, and a telephone pole there with water and waves coming down the street. now, in just the past two hours the governor said there is more to come. >> we've said all along we'd get the people the information and they make the decision whether to evacuate. we've got search and rescue to make sure we're protecting lives. >> elizabeth, still pretty...
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we're talking about this dam along the louisiana/mississippi border. it's called the lake tangipahoa dam. thousands along the mississippi side ordered to evacuate within this smaller radius. here's cnn's david mattingly for us in mississippi. david? >> reporter: this is a dam on the tangipahoa river. it creates a 700-acre lake inside mississippi state. that dam has been damaged by all the water that's fallen from this tropical storm or hurricane. so they're working right now with a sandbagging operation to shore that dam up. at the same time, they have some other operations going to possibly relieve some of the pressure behind it. but this dam in mississippi, should it fail, would affect people downstream, most of them living in louisiana, downriver, down the tangipahoa river. so that the parish president in louisiana has issued a mandatory evacuation order for people living a mile on either side of that river, as a precaution. the governor's office is backing him up on that, telling people they should pay attention to this, because they don't know wha
we're talking about this dam along the louisiana/mississippi border. it's called the lake tangipahoa dam. thousands along the mississippi side ordered to evacuate within this smaller radius. here's cnn's david mattingly for us in mississippi. david? >> reporter: this is a dam on the tangipahoa river. it creates a 700-acre lake inside mississippi state. that dam has been damaged by all the water that's fallen from this tropical storm or hurricane. so they're working right now with a...
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correspondent casey stegall has the latest tonight from southern louisiana. >> reporter: three days after hurricane isaac slammed into the gulf coast, thousands of residents are starting to assess the damage he left behind. >> we came over here to see what happened to our house, to see if it flooded or not. >> reporter: flooding is widespread through louisiana, mississippi, and alabama, up to 20 inches of rain falling in some spots. >> we pump it out the front door, it comes in the back. if we pump it out the back, it runs out the front. no place to send it. >> reporter: the newly built levee system post katrina has held up just fine. most of the problems have been in the lower-lying parishes around the big easy like here in kentwood, louisiana. after fears that a dam in southwest mississippi could break, thousands downriver were forced from their homes. >> our lives are at stake. of course we're going to worry. >> we were mainly concerned about those in proximity of the river, wanted them to get out of harm's way. >> reporter: state officials say thousands of high-water rescues have been
correspondent casey stegall has the latest tonight from southern louisiana. >> reporter: three days after hurricane isaac slammed into the gulf coast, thousands of residents are starting to assess the damage he left behind. >> we came over here to see what happened to our house, to see if it flooded or not. >> reporter: flooding is widespread through louisiana, mississippi, and alabama, up to 20 inches of rain falling in some spots. >> we pump it out the front door, it...